Wednesday, May 21, 2008 News media in the United Kingdom are reporting that a boy under the age of 18 was served with a court summons by City of London Police because he held a placard calling Scientology a “cult” at a peaceful protest on May 10. Human rights activists have criticized the decision to […]
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Sunday, February 24, 2008 Hundreds of developers of freely licensed and open source software from all over Europe met in Brussels, Belgium this weekend for FOSDEM 2008. The 8th edition attracted considerably more visitors than previous editions, mainly from Belgium and its neighbouring countries the Netherlands, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, but also from […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Polypac Site Submitted by: David00 Brown1 Tricks and tips for Fashionable Travelers Fashion-savvy individuals agree that the worst packing advice ever is: “Don’t take a lot of boots and shoes.” What absurdity! Whether your future trip is an exciting business opportunity, a brief weekend break getaway, or vacation of your life, […]
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Nine people have died in bush-fires in the region of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The fire has spread over 40,000 hectares of scrub, bushland and farmland so far and is still burning out of control. Hundreds of firemen have been fighting the fire, but conditions have been difficult because […]
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 At least 113 people are now dead and hundreds more are missing after a 10 foot (3 m) tsunami destroyed several villages in a series of remote islands in western Indonesia. The tsunami was caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake which struck on Monday at 9:42 p.m. local time (14:42 UTC). […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Drilling Equipment Suppliers byAlma Abell The equipment that powers a company network rarely gets the credit it deserves for what it contributes to the business. While everyone can see the computers on their desks and the phones and tablets in their bags, they typically don’t spent much time looking at the […]
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Friday, November 25, 2011 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Darcy Richardson of Florida took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Richardson, 55, is a political activist that helped form the New Democrats in 1989 and founded the progressive Battleground Blog earlier this year. He is also a political […]
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Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming […]
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Friday, February 3, 2006 An Australian Senate inquiry into the abortion pill “RU486” has started public hearings in Melbourne. A controversial conscience vote on the issue to overturn laws which prohibit Australian women’s access to the drug, will be held in Federal parliament on February 9. The Senate committee is considering a bill to remove […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Best Expat Tax Preparation Services California Submitted by: M&A Critique Indo Amines Limited (IAL), incorporated as a public limited company in 1994 in the State of Maharashtra, is a significant worldwide manufacturer, developer and supplier of speciality chemicals and active pharmaceuticals ingredients. The products manufactured find application in various industries like […]
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